The message reads, “At 2:30 PM EST we became aware that a Heroes of Newerth password security breach had occurred.

“We encourage everyone to change any passwords that were shared with your Heroes of Newerth account. Do not change your Heroes of Newerth account password at this time.

“Disregard any out-of-game sources of information at this time.”

So essentially, don’t change your actual Heroes of Newerth password but do change the password of any linked accounts – registered email addresses and so on. The game’s community manager is actively encouraging gamers to get in touch with them over Twitter should you have any questions on the matter.

Heroes of Newerth has bagged Nick Fury himself, Samuel L. Jackson for a new announcer pack. Presumably if you play the game with his pipes over the top, you’ll be offered a spot in the Avengers at the end.